Course Content: This Teacher Training Course focuses on the practice and method of teaching of Hatha Yoga style of over 100 Asanas, Pranayama techniques, Kriyas, Bandhas and Mudras and the essentials of Yogic practice. The course focuses on the tradition of Hatha Yoga with Hatha Yoga Pradeepika as a guide book. The Sanskrit names of the postures and the practice with variations for beginners; Pranayama and different meditation techniques are emphasized during the morning practices and Mantra Chanting, Kirtans in the evening help the aspirants to awaken the hidden facets of the body-mind system.

The ability to assist, align and adjust the postures of students help them in deepening their approach towards the postures and practice throughout the course. The benefits and limitations of the postures, the common mistakes and correcting them with proper alignment are elaborated in detail during the teaching methodology sessions. Besides this, Prenatal Yoga, Yoga for Core strengthening and Yoga therapy for back pain are introduced to make the aspirant a complete Yoga Teacher.

Sessions on Yoga Philosophy includes the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali; the history and origin of Hatha Yoga; Vedic chanting with their meaning; Hatha Yoga Pradeepika-the source book of Hatha Yoga style; everlasting practical philosophy helping you to explore your inner journey and the Anatomy and Physiology. A variety of meditation techniques are taught to sublimate the mental state. Maintaining a holistic lifestyle & vegetarian diet, which is conducive to yoga practice, is encouraged throughout the course. Each participant has the opportunity to teach, assist and give adjustments to fellow participants as a part of learning the adjustments. This teacher training explores the depth of Hatha Yoga practice by revealing its teaching techniques.

Yoga Alliance, USA & Samyak Yoga Samyak Yoga is a Registered Yoga School in Yoga Alliance. Our teacher trainings are internationally approved and it is certified by Yoga Alliance USA. Yoga Alliance is an organization which governing the quality of the trainings and teachers in U.S and around the world. Graduates from Samyak Yoga are eligible to register in Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). Know more about Yoga Alliance in their website. http://www.yogaalliance.org

Preparation for the Teacher Training A good Yoga practitioner is a good Yoga teacher of too. Most important thing in yoga teaching is "sharing". Sharing the knowledge whatever we got to the students, so they can progress practice and live a healthy life. This training will give a strong foundation for the future teachers to improve their skills in yoga and will help to start teaching students with a small group. A strong foundation is always necessary to get into this training and understand the whole picture of this course. We suggest the students to read minimum these articles, books before coming to this program. It will give a basic understanding about the subjects which they are going to study in this course.